1st Echelon Army Troops

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Major Battles:

Location of War Diaries:

	Library and Archives Canada (WD Link)
	CEFSG War Diary Transcription (in progress = IP)

Background:

As described in the Navigation Chart, the units that were not part of a Divisional Command in the Army Corps, but rather took their instructions from the Army HQ could be classified by three (3) levels of "Echelons".

The "First Echelon", as described by Love⁽²⁾, referred to:

"all units, headquarters and vehicles that were available to join units in battle .... including front line and reserve units".

This group is shown by Nicholson⁽¹⁾ in his summary chart in Appendix B (page 544).

Sub-Components:

The primary sub-components of the 1st Echelon of Army Troops would consist of:

	Cavalry
	Artillery
	Machine Gun Corps
	Tank Corps

We note that Nicholson does not refer to the tank corps in his summary, however logic would suggest that it belongs in this group. The sub-components listed above are those that were not under direct Division control, although other components of the Artillery, for example, were under Divisional Control.

Primary References:

Nicholson, G. W. L. 1962. Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War: Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919. Queens Printer and Controller of Stationary, Ottawa, Canada. (Appendix B - Canadian Units in France and Belgium, November 1918; Appendix D - CEF Infantry Battalions)
Love, D. W. 1999. "A Call to Arms" The Organization and Administration of Canada's Military in World War One. Bunker to Bunker Books, Winnipeg & Calgary, Canada. (Chapter 1 - Elements of Military Organization)

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